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News from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

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Landmark Study. 11/26/01
University of Georgia researchers have completed the first comprehensive molecular map of the peanut plant. Like a roadmap, it will give scientists the directions they need to develop better varieties for farmers and better products for consumers.
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Holiday Employment. 11/21/01
Unemployment rates are likely to drop during the next few weeks. But don't get too jolly over the joyful jobless news.
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Facing Job Loss. 11/21/01
Thousands of Americans are facing either the reality or the threat of job loss. If you, or someone close to you, faces unemployment, this story offers some things to keep in mind.
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Days Without Rain. 11/21/01
The number of consecutive days with little or no rainfall is reaching record levels in Georgia. Preliminary analysis by the Office of the State Climatologists indicates that Columbus has broken its record of days with 0.01 inches or less of rain.
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Water Summit. 11/21/01
Explaining and understanding TMDLs will be the focus of the Upper Suwannee River Water Summit Dec. 10 in Tifton, Ga.
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Santa's Garden. 11/19/01
So you don't believe in the Jolly Fat Man. You'd better, because he's got all of the gardening gifts you've been wanting.
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Ant Senses. 11/16/01
University of Georgia scientists have discovered a protein in fire ants that may lead to a new way of using their own biology against them. The protein is linked to red imported fire ants' senses of smell and taste.
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Ladybug Trap. 11/15/01
Louis Tedders, a retired entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, knows all about ladybugs, including how to get them back outdoors where they belong.
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Unwelcome Guests. 11/15/01
As temperatures begin to fall, humans aren't the only ones heading indoors. Lady beetles are unwelcome houseguests in many people's homes.
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Fall Firewood. 11/13/01
Long-ago memories of a country fall in north Georgia pervade my thoughts about this time of year. The cool nights and crisp morning air take me back many years to Saturday afternoons.